Monday, September 28, 2009

The Florida High School Athletic Association voted to discontinue its regional championship baseball series during Monday's meeting in Gainesville.The association experimented with the series, which used a best two-of-three format to crown a regional champion, the last two springs."During the two-year trial, we received feedback from some of the participating schools that the experiment, while good for competition. was not being supported by spectator attendance," said FHSAA executive director Roger Dearing. "The format also created extended travel for schools, which became a budget concern."Local schools Bradenton Christian, Cardinal Mooney and Out-of-Door Academy appeared in the series.The regional championship will again be decided in one game.

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Prep Rally is all about high school sports in Manatee County. From baseball to basketball, softball to soccer, volleyball to track, swimming to wrestling and weightlifting, if they play it, you can read about it at Prep Rally.

The author, John Lembo, has covered prep sports for the Bradenton Herald since 2005.